So I've been saving since last year to get a Note 10.1, seeing the new release I'm definitely going to be getting the new version (if for nothing else than Screen res)

So the Purpose(s) of this thread is/(are) as follows:

1) Do you own or have personal experience outside of store demo models of the Note 10.1 2014 edition, and if so what was your impression I've seen complaints about lag and that kinda concerns me.
(I will be rooting and possibly running a custom rom)

2) No I dont want recommendations for a Nexus device as I need an SD slot for movies/pictures

3) any Sources on reduced pricing (I'm hoping blackfriday it might go down $50 like the original note 10.1 did)

1-) It is a great tablet but after sometime I see some lag and apps not being fluid all the time. It is not too bad but the device is not 100% snappy. But I guess Android is sluggish at times. My wifes galaxy S4 also has issues like that at times.

2-) If I were to buy a 10 inch tablet today Samsung Note 10.1 would be my 1st choice. For smaller tablets Ipad Mini 2 would be my choice.. I like the 10.1 better than Nexus.

1-) It is a great tablet but after sometime I see some lag and apps not being fluid all the time. It is not too bad but the device is not 100% snappy. But I guess Android is sluggish at times. My wifes galaxy S4 also has issues like that at times.

2-) If I were to buy a 10 inch tablet today Samsung Note 10.1 would be my 1st choice. For smaller tablets Ipad Mini 2 would be my choice.. I like the 10.1 better than Nexus.

3-) No idea.

Thanks, I've been a Sammy Phone guy from the Samsung Galaxy S so I'm familiar with the "if you've got 100+ apps the phone tends to start to lag"

Just got mine on saturday. I am no tablet guy and just bought it cause my old (crappy one) crashed all the time.
So what can I say about it?
After some hours "gaming" (angry birds) and some app running in the background I experienced the "input lag".
E.g. when I tried to reload the level it would not recognize me pressing the button. But maybe that is caused by the adverts in the game, cause this was the only thing that was laggy.
I used it quite some time and this was the only time when it was "laggy".
The lag might increase if you use the multi window thing (no idea how that is called) where you can use multiple windows to display different apps.

The only thing that confused me is that the say you have 3GB RAM - but that thing uses ~1.8GB just to survive, without any apps running. Means you only have ~1GB RAM left for your apps.

If you have any specific questions: Let me know.

So far I would say it is a good device. Screen is brilliant, batterylife is good.
Configuration is as easy as possible - even I was able to do it

Just got mine on saturday. I am no tablet guy and just bought it cause my old (crappy one) crashed all the time.
So what can I say about it?
After some hours "gaming" (angry birds) and some app running in the background I experienced the "input lag".
E.g. when I tried to reload the level it would not recognize me pressing the button. But maybe that is caused by the adverts in the game, cause this was the only thing that was laggy.
I used it quite some time and this was the only time when it was "laggy".
The lag might increase if you use the multi window thing (no idea how that is called) where you can use multiple windows to display different apps.

The only thing that confused me is that the say you have 3GB RAM - but that thing uses ~1.8GB just to survive, without any apps running. Means you only have ~1GB RAM left for your apps.

If you have any specific questions: Let me know.

So far I would say it is a good device. Screen is brilliant, batterylife is good.
Configuration is as easy as possible - even I was able to do it

Yeah, I think that was the program itself. Multiwindow definitely causes some lag, but then again it's a really awesome feature to have so I'm happy with having the option in the first place. Android handles ram in a way that it always uses up the entire pool available and prioritizes when you open a new program. It's not a big deal; the days of having to use task killer to speed up your device are long gone.

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Originally Posted by Jim888

So I've been saving since last year to get a Note 10.1, seeing the new release I'm definitely going to be getting the new version (if for nothing else than Screen res)

So the Purpose(s) of this thread is/(are) as follows:

1) Do you own or have personal experience outside of store demo models of the Note 10.1 2014 edition, and if so what was your impression I've seen complaints about lag and that kinda concerns me.
(I will be rooting and possibly running a custom rom)

2) No I dont want recommendations for a Nexus device as I need an SD slot for movies/pictures

3) any Sources on reduced pricing (I'm hoping blackfriday it might go down $50 like the original note 10.1 did)

1) Own one myself and bought it first day. Last year's edition was a godsend for studying but I got really tired of the very dated resolution of the screen. Lag sometimes occur; the governor I think is not properly optimized for stepping up and down. In use, the tablet is way speedier than any other I've used for Android (Nook HD, Nexus 7 2012, Galaxy Note 10.1 2013, Transformer Infinity T700). There have been 2 firmware u pdates since launch and each has helped performance quite a bit. You can also open up the developer options and turn off unnecessary features.

Overall, I would say I can imagine myself keeping this device for more than a year just like my Note 3. There's nothing I really want that this tablet doesn't have except maybe for better optimized apps (it's annoying that a much weaker device like that ipad 2 has smoother, more optimized apps like iAnnotate and Notability). It is the perfect tablet for a student or anyone into productivity.